Grifo II of Bavaria

Grifo II of Bavaria (745-) was the King of Bavaria from 15 December 775, succeeding Tassilo III of Bavaria.

Biography
Grifo was born in 745 to King Grifo I of Bavaria, and he was from the House of Karling, a dynasty of Catholic Franks. Grifo became the king of Bavaria after conquering it as a claimant on 15 December 775, deposing Tassilo III of Bavaria. He allied with King Adelchis of Lombardy, and he intervened in the war between the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Lombardy over Istria, but to no avail.